Let’s read through the book of Hebrews one verse at a time in 2023. Every day explore a single verse and its cross references. AI-generated text draws the passages together. RSS feed.
Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.
The cross references for Hebrews 3:12 all emphasize the importance of having faith in God and not turning away from Him. They show how easily one can fall away from God if they have an evil heart or trust in themselves instead of God. They also warn of the consequences of not listening to God's warnings and how this can lead to defilement. Finally, they remind us of the importance of not refusing God's grace and to seek it instead.
| Passage | How It’s Related (AI-Generated) |
|---|---|
| Jeremiah 7:24: But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward. | Both passages point to the consequences of having an evil, unbelieving heart. In Hebrews 3:12, the warning is to take care that no one has an evil, unbelieving heart, which could lead them to fall away from the living God. Jeremiah 7:24 speaks of the people not obeying or inclining their ear, but instead walking in their own counsels and the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and going backward and not forward. |
| Jeremiah 11:8: Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but everyone walked in the stubbornness of his evil heart. Therefore I brought upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they did not.” | Both passages refer to the stubbornness of the human heart and its capacity to lead one astray. Hebrews 3:12 warns against the presence of an "evil, unbelieving heart" that can lead one away from the living God. Jeremiah 11:8 speaks of the people's refusal to obey God's covenant and their continued stubbornness in following the desires of their own evil hearts. Both passages emphasize the importance of guarding our hearts against the temptations of sin and trusting in God's promises. |
| Jeremiah 17:5: Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord. | Both passages emphasize the importance of trusting in God rather than in people or material possessions. Hebrews 3:12 warns against having an "evil, unbelieving heart" that would lead one away from the living God. Jeremiah 17:5 similarly states that it is a curse to trust in man and to turn away from the Lord. Both passages emphasize the importance of faith in God and warn against trusting in human beings or material possessions. |
| Jeremiah 17:9: The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? | Both passages reference the human heart and its tendency to lead us astray. Hebrews 3:12 speaks to the danger of having an evil, unbelieving heart, which can lead us away from God. Jeremiah 17:9 emphasizes the deceitfulness of the human heart and its inability to be understood. |
| Jeremiah 18:12: “But they say, ‘That is in vain! We will follow our own plans, and will every one act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’ | Both passages speak to the danger of an evil, unbelieving heart. In Hebrews 3:12, we are warned to take care, lest we fall away from the living God because of an evil, unbelieving heart. Jeremiah 18:12, on the other hand, shows us an example of such a heart, as the people proclaim their plans to act according to the stubbornness of their evil heart. |
| Mark 7:21-23: For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” | Both passages discuss the potential for evil that resides in the human heart. Hebrews 3:12 warns against allowing an evil, unbelieving heart to lead one away from the living God. Mark 7:21-23 provides a list of the evil things that come from within the heart of man, such as sexual immorality, theft, murder, and pride, which can defile a person. |
| 1 Corinthians 10:12: Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. | Both passages emphasize the importance of staying faithful to God. Hebrews 3:12 warns against having an evil and unbelieving heart, which can lead to falling away from God. 1 Corinthians 10:12 encourages readers to be aware of their own spiritual state, so that they can avoid falling away from God. |
| Hebrews 10:38: but my righteous one shall live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.” | Both passages emphasize the importance of faith in the life of a believer. Hebrews 3:12 warns against having an evil, unbelieving heart, which can lead to a believer falling away from God. Hebrews 10:38 states that God's soul has no pleasure in a believer who shrinks back from faith. Both passages emphasize the need for a believer to remain faithful to God. |
| Hebrews 12:15: See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; | Both passages warn against the danger of unbelief and its consequences. Hebrews 3:12 cautions believers to be wary of an evil, unbelieving heart, which can lead to a fall away from the living God. Hebrews 12:15 emphasizes the importance of obtaining God's grace and avoiding the growth of a bitter root, which can cause many to become defiled. |
| Hebrews 12:25: See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. | Both passages emphasize the importance of responding to God's warnings. Hebrews 3:12 warns against having an evil, unbelieving heart, which can lead to turning away from God. Hebrews 12:25 further cautions against rejecting God's warnings, as those who refused his warnings on earth did not escape his judgment. Therefore, both passages emphasize the importance of responding to God's warnings so that we may not suffer the same fate. |
Heavenly Father, we come before You today, humbly asking for Your grace and mercy. We acknowledge our tendency to be stubborn and to follow our own plans, and we confess that our hearts are often deceitful and desperately sick. We also recognize that our hearts can lead us away from You and into sin.
We pray for Your help to keep our hearts and minds focused on You, and for strength to turn away from our own evil desires. We pray for the courage to accept Your warnings and to live in faith, trusting in You.
We thank You for Your grace and mercy, and for Your love and patience with us. We ask that You would keep us from falling away from You, and grant us the strength to resist temptation and to stay faithful to You. In Jesus' name, Amen.
This reading plan reads through a single verse each day, six days a week, paired with the most-popular cross references for the verse. AI-generated (and human-reviewed) text provides an opening thought and concluding prayer along with an explanation for how each cross reference relates to the verse. In 2023, this reading plan works through Hebrews one verse at a time. Every seventh day is a catchup day. Want more info? Try this blog post.
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